Each winner will receive NIS 100. The total value of the prize is 1.2 million shekels
The winners of the Landau Arts and Sciences Lottery Award for 2014 have been announced. The prestigious award is being awarded for the 13th year and is divided into the field of arts and the field of science and research, with one winner in each field. This year 12 winners were chosen - 6 from the field of arts and 6 from the field of science and research.
Each winner will receive NIS 100. The total value of the prize is 1.2 million shekels.
The Landau Arts Lottery Prize is awarded to artists and creators for outstanding and high-quality artistic activity from the recent period, which has a significant contribution and impact on culture and art in Israel.
The Lottery Prize for Science and Research named after Landau is awarded to scientific researchers who have achieved meritorious achievements in their field and have made a valuable contribution to the advancement of science and research. The award is considered one of the most significant and prestigious awards given in this field in Israel.
The winners of the Landau Science and Research Lottery Prize are (in the following message, details of the judges' reasons) -
Prof. Dana Wolf, The Hebrew University and Hadassah Hospital in the field of virology., Prof. Elisha Kimron from Ben Gurion University in the field of Hebrew language research, Prof. Amir Sagi from Ben Gurion University in the field of agriculture, Prof. Howard Litvin from the Hebrew University in the field of aging sciences.
Prof. Daniel Hanoch Wagner from the Weizmann Institute in the field of chemical engineering and materials engineering. Prof. David Gershoni in the field of physics.
From the reasons of the judges in the field of science and research:
Prof. Dana Wolf in the field of virology. The judges: Prof. Mahmoud Halikhel, Dr. Michael Miliavski, Prof. Maureen Friedman.
"Prof. Wolff is a virological researcher engaged in both basic and clinical research. She successfully combined the two fields and her work is an excellent example of translational research where progress in basic science is directly translated into improved clinical care. Prof. Wolff's work is recognized and appreciated in the global scientific community. Her main researches focused on various aspects related to the infection of humans with the cytomegalovirus that causes severe problems Up to causing death in people with a weak immune system and even causing birth defects."
Prof. Elisha Kimron in the field of Hebrew language research. The judges: Prof. Moshe Florentin, Prof. Ilan Elder, Ruth Almagor Ramon.
"In his decades of scientific activity, Prof. Kimron made a great contribution to the study of ancient Hebrew: the classical and later biblical language, the language of the Book of Ben-Sira, the language of the Sages, Samaritan Hebrew and the language of the scrolls of the Judean desert - the "Qumran language". He also studied Aramaic. Prof. Cameron bought his high status in Israel and the world thanks to his original and extensive activity in the field of the language of the scrolls and the language of the Hebrew corpora that are close to it in time and place."
Prof. Amir Sagi in the field of agriculture. The judges: Prof. Nachman Pasteur, Dr. Michel Zakai, Prof. Avihai Danon.
"Prof. Sagi's field of research is the development of agriculturally important arthropods, and in recent years and until today, he focused on the processes of sexual differentiation and reproductive control. Prof. Sagi's research group was the first to discover an insulin-like androgenic hormone in decapods. Prof. Sagi led creative, multidisciplinary and high-quality research, which led to a breakthrough and made a significant contribution to science. These achievements are well appreciated at the national and international level, and earned Prof. Sagi prizes and distinguished positions in scientific committees in the field.
Prof. Howard Litwin in the field of gerontology. The judges: Prof. Jackie Lommerentz, Prof. Esther Yakowitz, Prof. Leah Kesen.
"Prof. Litvin is the initiator and leader of the SHARE study, which is a multi-scope and multi-disciplinary longitudinal study, which is considered the most important study conducted on an international scale in this field. The participation of the State of Israel, thanks to Prof. Litvin, in this research, which feeds scientists and scientists in many and diverse fields, including the various health sciences, economics, psychology, social work, government, political science, and more, is a privilege and a major contribution to research and science in the country. The same goes for Prof. Litvin's research in the field of social networks, which refer to the multidimensionality of the subject and its implications for various aspects of the life of the elderly: social, cultural, psychological, physical, economic, medical, health. These studies deal with social support systems and the mutual relations between them, and are an important pillar in the study of old age."
Prof. Daniel Hanoch Wagner in the field of chemical engineering and materials engineering. The judges: Prof. Rachel Yerushalmi-Rozen, Prof. Boris Rivchansky, Prof. Deborah Barnea.\
"Professor Daniel Wagner is a pioneer and a trailblazer in the field of studying the properties and structure of composite materials, both synthetic and biological. His numerous and substantial contributions encompass several areas such as: mechanics of nanoscale structures and functional materials, adhesion, and the relationship between structure at the nanoscale level and mechanical properties in composite materials. His work is based on the use of advanced experimental methods to study mechanical phenomena on the nanometer scale (nanomechanics) and the use of theoretical models to develop an understanding of the observations."
Prof. David Gershoni in the field of physics. The judges: Prof. Dan Shahar, Prof. Shmuel Fishman, Prof. Ora Wellman. (See a separate article)
"Prof. David Gershoni developed a method for emitting photon pairs intertwined with semiconductor structures at low temperatures. This method is fundamentally different from its predecessors. Its advantage is the possibility to duplicate these devices and therefore produce entangled photons on demand. This method is of great importance in experimental research in the field of quantum information. Prof. Gershoni credits several notable scientific achievements in the study of low-dimensional semiconductors."
The winners of the Landau Arts Lottery Prize are:
- Shlomo Vyshensky in the field of theater (actor).
- Moti Lerner in the field of film and television (screenwriter).
- Nebat Yitzchak in the field of visual art (video art).
- Ira Bartman in the field of classical music (solo vocal performance).
- Itamar Erez in the field of jazz music.
- Yitzhak Laor in the field of poetry.
